Magnum Energy Series Stacking Cable Kit (ME-SSI) User Manual

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each line and neutral is 120VAC. When three-phase power is

connected to the HOT 1 IN of each inverter (one line to one

inverter and a different line to the other inverter) and passing

through the inverter (Charge mode), the incoming power is

shared with the charger. The voltage between each HOT 1 OUT

and neutral will be 120VAC, and between the inverters two

HOT 1 OUT lines it will be 208VAC. If this AC source is used,

you must remember that you may not be able to power any

240VAC loads (voltage from L1 to L2 will be 208VAC) until the

AC is disconnected and the inverters again start inverting.
240VAC only – The input of the series stacked system re-

quires either 120VAC (from hot to neutral) or 120/240VAC

(with a common center “neutral” provided between the L1 and

L2 lines). If a 240VAC only AC source is connected to the AC

HOT input on the two inverters without a center neutral, the

inverters will not recognize the AC source nor allow charging.

If this AC source is required, an auto-transformer may be used

to obtain a center neutral to allow charging/pass-through.

WARNING: The output of the series stacked inverters is

120/240VAC when inverting; however, while in Charge

mode (AC is connected and charging/pass-thru), the AC

output voltage is determined by the input AC voltage. Be

aware that this voltage may be different from the inverting

voltage and the connected load may not work or could be

possibly damaged.

AC Input – Each inverter requires a two-conductor (hot and

neutral) plus ground cable, with the hot conductor fed by a cir-

cuit breaker. If you decide to use the Single In/Single Out (30A)

connection (see Figures 7 and 8), each inverter would require

a 120VAC hot conductor (protected by a maximum 30A circuit

breaker) connected to the HOT 1 IN terminal. The neutral conduc-

tor, which must be sized to handle the total current capacity of the

HOT 1 IN conductor, must be connected to the NEUT IN terminal

and a ground conductor connected to the AC ground terminal on

each inverter.
For a Single In/Single Out (60A) connection (see Figures 9 and

10), each inverter would require a 120VAC hot conductor (protect-

ed by a maximum 60A circuit breaker) connected to the HOT 1 IN

terminal and this connection jumpered to the HOT 2 IN terminal.

The neutral conductor (which must be sized to handle the total

current capacity of the HOT 1 IN conductor) must be connected to

the NEUT IN terminal, and a ground conductor must be connected

to the AC ground terminal on each inverter.
In most applications, these input conductors originate from an AC

distribution panel, providing a main disconnect and circuit break-

ers required for each conductor connected to the HOT 1 IN input

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